Essays On War

Jennie Randolph Churchill emphasized in her book Women’s War Work that war reveals the hidden potential usually obscured in times of peace.1 After World War One, numerous individuals sought to rationalize the extensive devastation and loss of life by asserting that the war provided a chance to showcase women’s capabilities and contributions. In this period, […]

To begin with, I wanted to focus my extended essay in an area of psychology in theatre. I began researching the play “Equus” by Peter Shaffer, as this was a play, looking at the role of a psychiatrist in a young English boy’s life. However, when I started researching Shaffer’s plays, I realised that, although […]

In times like these of unrest and turmoil the world will often turn to its history for answers. The history of warfare is a dated and overflowing one. In his book ‘Gallipoli’, Les Carlyon writes of a place and a battle. His descriptive writings take the reader into trenches and introduce them to the politicians […]

Prior to the establishment of barbarian states as successors to the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century, Germanic soldiers actively participated in the imperial army. They attained high ranks and even had representation in the Senate, leading to a material culture similar to that of the Romans. Apart from their names, one could argue […]

The film Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg and released on September 11th 1998, is based on the D-Day war. It falls into the genre of war due to its inclusion of numerous scenes featuring fighting, gunshots, and killing. Notable actors in the film include Tom Hanks as Captain Miller, Tom Sizemore as Sergeant […]

The Civil War of 1860 culminated a period of political chaos in Mount Lebanon that had begun with the exile of the great Shihab Amir Bashir II in 1840. Despite attempts of the central Ottoman government to control the growing tensions between feudal sheikhs, peasants, Maronites, and Druzes, no solution was effectively implemented. In 1840 […]

The Prussian Revolution in Military affairs was one of the defining points in the changing nature of warfare; it led to the change of outlook on armies, on warfare and the balance of power in Europe. The Prussian RMA resulted in the establishment of a new order in the armies of Europe; the Prussians developed […]

East as a magical, exotic place, where the society is backwards and primitive. I argue that The Dictator constructs generalizations of Eastern societies such as the low status of women, primitive culture and the non-existent democratic state. The Dictator is a movie about a dictator whose name is Admiral General Sabbath Leaden, who rules an […]

In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus, the story is set in Nigeria during a period of civil and religious unrest. Nigeria experienced multiple acting governing bodies during this time, with coups and revolutions happening in the background while the challenges faced by the Achike family took center stage. Surprisingly, these seemingly unrelated events reflected each […]

Juan Ponce de Leon y Figueroa (1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer who became the first Governor of Puerto Rico appointed by the Spanish crown. He is recognized for leading the inaugural European expedition to Florida, where he named it as such. One of his notable connections is with the myth surrounding the […]

[pic] James Oglethorpe is a well known man. He was the man who convinced the British to colonize Georgia. He was born December 22nd, 1696 in London, England. When he was a little boy, His oldest brother and father went to fight in the Spanish war of succession (1702-1714) ant never came home. At the […]

The Vietnamese populace harbored a deep resentment towards the French, labeling them as “intruders”. This feeling was universal, extending from the impoverished to the affluent and even among children, all resisting against the French colonization that began in 1883. Their resistance strategy of guerilla warfare, which involved non-conventional fighting groups backed by locals who offered […]

The importance of accountability In the army accountability is everything. The definition of accountability is an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for ones actions. You have to have accountability for everything you do formation ceremonies to the items that you carry on you every day I’m going to give you 5 […]

An Inspector Calls is a play based in 1912, although it was written in 1946 by JB Priestley. Priestley was a deeply political writer with a strong favour for Communism. Communism is the political belief that there is no rich or poor and that everybody is equal, indeed Communists also believe that there should be […]

In Henry V, the king is referred to as the star of England. I think that this is because he was seen as a leading light and that many great things were done by him. When thinking of a star, it also gives a sense of security to know that something so great is watching […]

In the wake of the September 11th attacks in the USA, security not just in aviation but also in all areas of transportation became priority for all local government and International agencies. The international Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code is a comprehensive security regime for the maritime sector, which was adopted in a […]

Indirect rule was a system of ruling Africans that sought not to displace African authority, but instead to rule through it. It was first used by the British and later adopted by other European powers after they witnessed its success. Indirect rule is largely considered a more humane alternative to its counterpart, direct rule, which […]

Over the years the United States expansionism has experienced many different changes. The United States has expanded for many different reasons such as the economy, land, and even God. Expansionism is now a continuation of past United States expansionism but was more so a departure. The United States has progressed economically and as a result […]

The first major cause of the Musket Wars was the introduction of European Technology, particularly Muskets. This changed the economy of Maori society, as they had no form of currency so trade was their means to gain power and ‘wealth’ This created the danger of one tribe, in this case Nga Puhi growing increasingly powerful […]

Clausewitz lived in a time where battles were fought in columns and lines, with soldiers using muskets and solid-shot cannon; when states were the exclusive actors in war; when technological change occurred over decades, if not centuries. What relevance could his work therefore have for the strategic problems of the 21st century? Introduction Clausewitz was […]

Levski had two younger brothers, Hristo and Petar, and an older sister, Yana; another sister, Maria, died during childhood. Entrance to Levski’s native house in Karlovo. Built in the 18th century and reconstructed in 1933, it has been a museum since 1937. Fellow revolutionary Panayot Hitov later described the adult Levski as being of medium […]

Midterm 1. What fundamental factors drew the Europeans to the exploration, conquest, and colonization of the New World? There were many fundamental factors that drew the Europeans to the exploration, conquest, and colonization of the World such as natural resources, overpopulation and religion. The European explorations have been hearing a lot about all the natural […]